Description

ANTONIO SALVAREZZA (ALESSANDRIA, 14 MAY, 1902 – LEVATA, BOSCO MARENGO, 24 JULY, 1985)

Early Training: He spent his youth in South America and initially worked in Buenos Aires in a business occupation. He then pursued formal music studies under the pedagogue Filippo Florio in Buenos Aires.

Debut: He made his operatic debut in 1937 at the Teatro Municipale in Rio de Janeiro as the Duke in Rigoletto. During the 1938-39 season, he performed in Lucia di Lammermoor, La Bohème, and Madame Butterfly.

Career: He gained significant acclaim in 1939 when he performed the role of Arturo in Bellini’s I Puritani at La Scala in Milan. His successful tenure at La Scala continued until 1946. Throughout World War II, he appeared at major Italian opera houses, including the Rome Opera House (1938-50). In 1943, he made a notable guest appearance at the Vienna State Opera.

Further Performances: Post-war, he performed in Chicago and Philadelphia in 1946. He also had a prominent presence at the Cambridge Theatre in London from 1946-48, where he sang roles such as Cavaradossi in Tosca, the Duke in Rigoletto, and Rodolfo in La Bohème. His performances and concert tours extended to France, Holland, Belgium, and Austria. In 1952, he appeared at the Maggio Musicale in Florence.

He also performed at the Teatro Liceo in Barcelona, and at opera houses in Geneva, Monte Carlo, Cairo, and Madrid. Notably, in 1939, he took part in the premiere of Giuseppe Mulè’s La Zolfara at the Rome Opera House. He returned to the Rome Opera House in 1959 to perform the role of Cavaradossi in Tosca.

Chronology of some appearances

1937 Rio de Janeiro Teatro Municipale Rigoletto (Duke)

1939 Milan La Scala Puritani (Arturo)

1946 Philadelphia Opera House Rigoletto (Duke)

TRACKLIST

1. Fanciulla del West (Puccini) Ch’ella mi creda AT0132 Cetra, Torino 1948-10-11
2. Faust (Gounod) Salve dimora casta e pura BB25151 70970 Cetra
3. Guglielmo Tell (Rossini) Corriam! Voliam! Radio Netherlands Orchestra and Chorus, Willem Lohoff
4. Guglielmo Tell (Rossini) O muto asil Radio Netherlands Orchestra and Chorus, Willem Lohoff
5. Luisa Miller (Verdi) Quando le sere al placido BB25152 Cetra, 1946
6. Manon (Massenet) Ah! dispar vision BB25151 70969 Cetra
7. Martha (Flotow) M’appari BB25152 Cetra, 1946
8. Tosca (Puccini) Amaro sol per te (w. Grandi) Radio broadcast, Alberto Erede BBC Radio, May 4, 1947
9. Trovatore (Verdi) Di quella pira AT0131 53377 Cetra
10. Turandot (Puccini) Nessun dorma AT0131 53373 Cetra